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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=AnonymousTearing down Barry Farms is a terrible idea. People live there. Pushing them out for who?

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I believe the goal is to replace the public housing units on site, and also to add market rate units.  The housing IIUC is very old and needs considerable $$ to remain habitable.  By adding market rate units, that becomes more affordable to the govt - and also means poor people are living in a mixed area, and not only isolated with other poor people - some studies have shown that leads to better outcomes for the poor.

DC has a poor track record of bring the low income units back on line after doing some thing like that - so I can understand people being skeptical about its implementation.  But I don't think there is an alternative plan to rehab the units, and I think this kind of thing is generally a good idea.   [/quote]The goal - mixed income housing - is a good one but I'd like to see it done in a way that makes residents feel like they are wanted and not a nuisance to be gotten rid of. [/quote]

They will not be gotten rid of.  The reality is that tearing down the project with replacement of all units will make it more likely that HA property values go up (which I gather was OP's question) Its also reality that were the folks with incomes under 30% of average household inome to become fewer in number, that would probably increase property values even more - though that is not what is planned here. [/quote]

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